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SA 1005. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1082, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. SAFETY OF FOOD ADDITIVES.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Food and Drug Administration shall issue a report on the question of whether substances used in fresh meat that are capable of artificially keeping such meat red beyond the point of spoilage of such meat, create a health risk or are misleading to consumers.

(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on May 1, 2007.)